by An Au pair? What’s that? Why would you hire an Au Pair? Generally speaking, an Au pair is a boy or girl from another country that comes to live with your family for a specific period of time. You will offer him/her free room and board, pocket money, and language lessons, in exchange for […]
Teaching the Language of Compassion
by When our first child was born, we realized that the language(s) he learns from us will shape him. He will take language skills from our home with him out into the world. We knew we didn’t want to expose him to blame, shame, time-outs, and conditional language. With the globalization of the world, we wanted […]
Creative Kids Culture Blog Hop #37: Bilingual Kids: Reading and Writing
by Welcome to the Creative Kids Culture Blog Hop! The Creative Kids Culture Blog Hop is a place where bloggers can share multicultural activities, crafts, recipes, and musings for our creative kids. We can’t wait to see what you share this time! Created by Frances of Discovering the World through My Son’s Eyes, the blog […]
7 Things Your Child Needs to Learn a Language
by I think a lot about what it takes to really learn a language because I am raising my own children with no less than three of them, but also because I find it absolutely fascinating. My experience is that there are several things children (and adults!) need to speak a new tongue. 1) Talent Each child is different. […]